Mum's meningitis horror - 'I'm fighting for my life to get home for my kids'

Mum's meningitis horror - 'I'm fighting for my life to get home for my kids'Kaitlyn Spearman spent a week with a headache that wouldn't go away, then she woke up with a rash - she shared her story from her hospital bed to warn others how quickly symptoms can come onCommentsNewsSam Volpe and Joe Smith News Reporter23:02, 05 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesKaitlyn Spearman from South Shields has become seriously ill with meningitis B(Image: Handout)Kaitlyn Spearman went to hospital after having a headache for most of a week - then she woke up with a rash‌A brave mum has spoken from her hospital bed about her shock meningitis diagnosis.‌Kaitlyn Spearman, 27, described how her terrifying ordeal started when she had a headache for a week.‌Then, on Thursday night last week, the mum-of-three had a bath and took a nap, when she awoke she found she had suddenly become covered in a purple rash.Terrified Kaitlyn showed husband Andrew and then rang 999 and was told to get to hospital where doctors told shocked Kaitlyn she had meningitis B, Chronicle Live reports.Now the Tyneside mum remains in hospital, in a serious condition while she battles the disease - while medics have no idea where she picked up the potentially lethal infection. Kaitlyn’s family - including her children - have all been given preventative antibiotics.‌Speaking on Easter Sunday Kaitlyn said her blood test results had improved throughout the day - she also remains in serious ill health. "On Monday last week I had a headache,” the care home worker said.View 3 ImagesThe mum of three remains seriously ill in hospital(Image: Handout)“I just couldn't get rid of it. I'd tried all sorts - painkillers, hot towels. To be frank, I thought it was most likely some sort of hormonal headache.‌"But it wouldn't go away. I started to think about what if it was to do with my brain. I remember starting to think that maybe I had a brain bleed. To be 27 and have had a headache for a week -...